Or if the chronic drunk (even a college kid in a nice campus rental) with prior DUI's, has a party gets wasted and commits vehicular manslaughter - are you liable as the property owner as this surely showed up on his background check.I agree there will be plenty of boarded up homes, but again, if you gentrify or bulldoze the hood it will simply move another mile down the road.

I’ve been chronically unsure of everything because I’ve never done this before.

But be awake for chronic financial problems that lead to later and later payments.

Most of the chronically homeless on the streets around here - despite rhetoric - aren't people who have been forced out of their long term homes/apartments by rising rents - they are drug addicted or mentally ill people who cannot hold a job, a criminal component, and some that prefer the lifestyle.   

Not sure which island you’re on, but I’m glad to call a friend to stop by and check it out for you and give you some pointers on how to take care of this while minimizing risk of damaging your body, and risk of cross contaminating and ending up with a chronic mold issue even after full rehab.

I've been looking into this given the chronic housing shortages and tight investment options in many markets.

For chronic abuse, "You don't seem to be happy here. 

It has risen from 8.1-8.2 from 2008 to 2013 to about 8.9 prior to COVID as drugs and chronic diseases took their toll.

@Reginald RossOk, insomnia has apparently gotten the best of me as I completely left out the effects of mortgage payments but you get the picture.

You're probably not going to see amazing long term appreciation rates from a city that is chronically in the top 5 most dangerous cities in the US.